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Industry Tips & Advice: How Music Licensing Works by Marshall Brain Pt 3 « GET IT DONE BLOG.
In the case of a “real song”, like something you would hear on a top-40 radio play-list, there are several different parties involved with the song:
If you want to use a song for any reason, you have to somehow obtain rights at least from the publisher, and possibly from the label as well (if you are planning to use a specific performance). Here are just a few examples of when you need to obtain rights: (read more…)
Retrieved from Get It Done Blog: http://getitdoneblog.net/2012/01/09/industry-tips-advice-how-music-licensing-works-by-marshall-brain-pt-3/ (Jan 09 2012)
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via A&R Report: Levina Lye | Urban Magazine.
Carving your own lane takes a great deal courage, especially when media outlets, and execs pressure you to follow trends. Our latest inductee won’t let anyone box her in.Levina Lye does it all. Call it what you want, apply labels as you please. She focuses on making real music, you can sort out of the rest on your own. (read more…)
Article: WARNING: Every Musician’s Digital Performance Royalties Are At Risk.
HUGE NEWS TO PAY ATTENTION TO IF YOU ARE AN INDIE ARTIST
This post was retrieved from: http://pluginin.org/2011/12/14/psu-10-tips-for-beginner-djs/ (19 Dec, 2011)
One of the hype videos on my Colleague akaHipHop.com site… #good music
French Montana – Shot Caller (Official Video).
This post was retrieved from: http://akahiphop.com/2011/12/08/french-montana-shot-caller-official-video/ (December 8, 2011)
Corey Drumz of IronKladd Entertainment
@itsIKESpace CEO and founder Corey Drumz found a new and innovative way to use his SoundCloud account…Create ads supporting his growing brand and top ranking viral media website, http://ItsIKESpace.com. Drumz a Brooklyn, NY independent artist with credits ranging from film, television, commercials and radio, along with popular mixtapes, is a leader in the independent media and promotion world. Klout.com gives Drumz a score of 59 EVEN AFTER THE DRASTIC CHANGES in their scoring system. That makes Corey Drumz and his IronKladd, ENT and ItsIKESpace imprints one of the most influential artists sites in the music or entertainment industry at this time.
Partnered with SwurvRadio.com, one of the world’s top Internet Radio stations, ItsIKESpace.com and its founder Corey Drumz, simply lead the independent music promotions service providers hands down.
Listen to the commercial and see what YOU can do with your SoundCloud!!!
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“Six years of hard work and excellence draws fans to SwurvRadio from more than 175 countries worldwide to make this company one of the biggest internet radio stations in the U.S. or abroad”.
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Las Vegas, NV – SwurvRadio.com is celebrating its six-year anniversary with an all-new web presence and the addition of weekly celebrity show segments. Added to the weekly show rotation are Rampage of Flipmode Squad with producer Felony Muzik and the Nappy Roots. These weekly celebrity segments bring exclusive new music releases and interviews with some of the biggest names in the entertainment business. With its new and improved web presence, SwurvRadio.com offers a fresh look and easy to navigate format, including music reviews and a new editorial section featuring the latest news relative to music, entertainment and lifestyle. “Your new site looks fab!”says Microsoft’s Windows Media Radio Guide Team.
“Since the start of the station, I never imagined that we would have so many members and people from all over the world that have tuned in, supported, tweeted, liked and just shared with other people this concept I created. This was nothing more than a hobby six years ago that looking back today, was nothing I ever thought would grow to be such a staple in the Hip-Hop community”, says Osiris CEO of SwurvRadio.com.
SwurvRadio.com’s basic monthly statistics boast approximately 40,000 unique listeners in more than 175 countries, with an average of nearly 75,000 listening sessions at more than thirty-three minutes each. This results in more than 40,000 listening hours each month from a worldwide audience, making SwurvRadio.com one of the Internet’s biggest radio stations.
About Swurv Media Group, LLC
Over a six-year period, SwurvRadio.com, a subsidiary of Swurv Media Group, LLC, has grown to create an online home for both independent and major-label artists seeking to increase listenership and viral exposure. SwurvRadio.com is dedicated to becoming the number 1 Internet-radio destination for listeners of Hip-Hop, R&B Classic Hits and Top 40. Serving as the home for critically acclaimed DJ’s and legendary personalities, the SwurvRadio DJ’s convene to identify and support the music industry’s next mega-star.
Second home to many of broadcast radio’s major market DJs, SwurvRadio.com, looks to continue its leadership role in the Internet market, in addition to its role as a tastemaker and fan advocate. SwurvRadio.com has already received multiple award nominations in 2011 including, the 2011 A&R Award from the United DJ Alliance, a coalition of some of the most influential DJ organizations in the United States and the 2011 SEA Award in the top Internet/Satellite Radio category (3rd nomination). SwurvRadio.com has been the leader in Internet radio for more than six years and has distinguished itself as the first and only station to have a “Clean” rotation from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. as well as “Uncut” from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.
SwurvRadio is a fully licensed ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and Sound Exchange Internet Radio Station. It is also a featured station on iTunes, Nokia, and a five-time “Editor’s Pick” on Microsoft’s Windows Media Internet radio channel.
Las Vegas, NV (March 2011) – Swurvradio.com, one the world’s most popular internet radio stations has partnered with world famous Tagür Footwear to present Swurvradio fans, an opportunity to design an exclusive sneaker, which will be mass produced and sold around the globe. @swurvradio and @Tagur are both trending international topics on the powerful social network Twitter, as well as many of the more popular social sites. Tagür has made an international impact as a custom designed sneaker producer, with a unique twist on bringing exclusively branded footwear to the world market. Swurvradio.com has led the internet radio market for more than six years and its brand is recognized in more than one hundred fifty-five countries worldwide. Swurvradio.com was nominated in 2011 for an SEA Award, alongside Sirius Radio, in the “Top Internet/Satellite Radio Station” category.
“Tagür Footwear is excited to announce its partnership with Swurv Radio. Tagür will be rewarding new Facebook and Twitter followers through Swurv Radio, with free shoes as well as an opportunity to design a pair of shoes to be mass produced and sold around the world! It’s better to stand out, than blend in”, says Tagur Founder and Chairman, Wesley Williams.
TAGÜR hit the streets and open market in Dec 2005 and in the timespan of only one year, the movement received much attention and praise. “Penetrating the minds and spirits of those with something to express and also those who are becoming sick of the cookie cutter brands with identical blueprints and weary of the major corporations with their multi-million dollar ad campaigns for “limited” mass production and “artist series”, is the goal of Tagür Footwear”, says the company.
Tagür Footwear is available in Finish Line shoe stores throughout the United States and various stores around the globe.
“We are artists and we built TAGÜR not for an artist series rather a series of artists!
TAGÜR provides you with a new canvass to express yourself on such as we do. TAGÜR sets the stage… you rock the mic”, says the Tagür website. For more info about Tagür check out http://www.tagur.com and follow the links to their facebook and twitter pages
Swurvradio.com has received multiple award nominations so far in 2011; Nominated for the 2011 A&R Award from the United DJ Alliance, a coalition of some of the most influential DJ organizations in the United States; Nominated for the 2011 SEA Award in the top Internet/Satellite Radio category (3rd nomination). Swurvradio.com has been the leader in internet radio for more than six years and has distinguished itself as the first and only station to have a “Clean” rotation From 6am to 6pm as well as “Uncut” from 6pm to 6am.
Swurvradio is a fully licensed ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and Sound Exchange Internet Radio Station as well as a featured station on iTunes; Nokia; and a four-time “Editor’s Pick” on Microsoft’s, “Windows Media” internet radio channel.
Over a 6 year period, Swurvradio.com has grown to create an online home for both Independent and Major-label artists seeking to increase listener-ship and viral exposure. Swurvradio.com is dedicated to becoming the #1 Internet-radio destination for listeners of Hip-Hop, R&B Classic Hits and Top 40. Serving as the home for critically acclaimed DJ’s and legendary personalities, the SWURVRADIO DJ’s convene to identify and support the music industry’s next mega-star.
“We have a unique opportunity by partnering with Tagür Footwear, to continue as the tip of the spear for the Internet Radio medium. What an exciting way to expose our fans and listeners to a unique fashion statement, as well as thank them with an opportunity to gain an exclusive high-end product. Swurvradio.com and Tagür Footwear, with this promotion, will be doing what others only talk about, give back to the fans and listeners”, says Swurvradio.com CEO Ivan May aka Osiris.
Second home to many of the radio industry’s major market DJ’s, Swurvradio.com, looks to continue its leadership role in the internet market and welcome’s it newest product partner Tagür Footwear, as an addition to its role as a taste maker and fan advocate.
Custom Designed Tagur Sneaker
